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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Alleged White House shooter found competent (AP)
WASHINGTON ? A preliminary psychiatric screening has found that a man accused of firing shots at the White House in an attempt to kill President Barack Obama is competent to stand trial.
But federal prosecutors filed a motion Monday requesting more extensive tests should his mental health become an issue.
Prosecutors say an initial evaluation by a court-appointed psychiatrist found Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez is competent to understand court proceedings and aid in his defense.
The 21-year-old Idaho native is accused of using an assault rifle to fire up to nine shots at the White House when Obama was away Nov. 11. One bullet struck a window and was stopped by ballistic glass.
Ortega said "Yes, sir," during Monday's court appearance when asked if he understood the proceedings. He's being held without bond.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Fungi: Another tool in bacteria's belt?
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Fungi and bacteria help one another stay mobile, say Tel Aviv University researchers
Bacteria and fungi are remarkably mobile. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that the two organisms enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship to aid them in that movement and their survival.
Fungal spores can attach themselves to bacteria, "hitching a ride" wherever the bacteria travel. And while this allows them to travel further than they would on their own, says Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of TAU's Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, it's certainly not a one-way street. Bacteria live largely in the rhizosphere the environment that surrounds plant roots where air pockets can interrupt their progress, he explains. When faced with a gap, the bacteria can drop the fungal spores to form a bridge, and continue across the chasm.
The research, which was recently published in PNAS, was done in collaboration with Dr. Colin J. Ingham of Wageningen University and JBZ Hospital in the Netherlands, the paper's lead author; post-doctoral fellow Dr. Alin Finkelshtein; and graduate student Oren Kalishman working in Prof. Ben-Eshel's TAU lab.
This discovery contributes to our understanding of the way bacteria and fungi spread. Confirmation that the two organisms work in collaboration will help scientists fight disease-causing bacteria, or promote the spread of "good kinds" of bacteria or fungi, such as those that contribute to the health of plants. "In addition we now know that when you fight fungi, you are also fighting bacteria and vice versa," notes Prof. Ben-Jacob.
A bridge to mutual survival
Mobile or "motile" bacteria, such as Paenibacillus vortex, are known to be able to carry cargo. With this in mind, the researchers were motivated to test whether P. vortex would be able to carry non-motile fungi, aiding in its dispersion. In fact, they observed that not only can the bacteria transport the fungi over long distances, like humans being carried by air travel, but they are also able to recover fungal spores from life-threatening locations, moving them to new and more favorable places where they can germinate and start new colonies. "The bacteria entrap the spores and wrap them in their flagella, which are like arms," explains Prof. Ben-Jacob. "This is similar to the way the Lilliputians moved the giant Gulliver by trapping him in a mesh of ropes."
But the bacteria's services aren't free. In an experiment, the researchers created air gaps or "canyons" too large for bacteria to cross. When confronted with this challenge, the bacteria used the fungi's mycelia branch-like structures on the spores as natural bridges, enabling them to cross otherwise impenetrable gaps, notes Dr. Ingham.
"We see that upon encountering impossible terrains, the bacteria can bring fungal spores to help," Prof. Ben-Jacob continues. "The bacteria allow the fungi to germinate and form a colony, and then use the mycelia to cross obstacles."
Taking over new territories
Ultimately, this collaboration helps both the bacteria and the fungi to spread and thrive in highly competitive habitats. It's a sophisticated survival strategy, say the researchers, and contributes to our understanding of bacteria as smart organisms with an intricate social life. "The bacteria never let us down," Prof. Ben-Jacob says with a smile. "Just present them with a new challenge and you can be sure they'll provide new surprises."
These observations can also be applied to agriculture and medicine, showing new mechanisms by which bacteria and fungi can help one another to invade new territories in the rhizosphere as well as in hospitals and within our own bodies.
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Fungi and bacteria help one another stay mobile, say Tel Aviv University researchers
Bacteria and fungi are remarkably mobile. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that the two organisms enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship to aid them in that movement and their survival.
Fungal spores can attach themselves to bacteria, "hitching a ride" wherever the bacteria travel. And while this allows them to travel further than they would on their own, says Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of TAU's Raymond and Beverly Sackler School of Physics and Astronomy, it's certainly not a one-way street. Bacteria live largely in the rhizosphere the environment that surrounds plant roots where air pockets can interrupt their progress, he explains. When faced with a gap, the bacteria can drop the fungal spores to form a bridge, and continue across the chasm.
The research, which was recently published in PNAS, was done in collaboration with Dr. Colin J. Ingham of Wageningen University and JBZ Hospital in the Netherlands, the paper's lead author; post-doctoral fellow Dr. Alin Finkelshtein; and graduate student Oren Kalishman working in Prof. Ben-Eshel's TAU lab.
This discovery contributes to our understanding of the way bacteria and fungi spread. Confirmation that the two organisms work in collaboration will help scientists fight disease-causing bacteria, or promote the spread of "good kinds" of bacteria or fungi, such as those that contribute to the health of plants. "In addition we now know that when you fight fungi, you are also fighting bacteria and vice versa," notes Prof. Ben-Jacob.
A bridge to mutual survival
Mobile or "motile" bacteria, such as Paenibacillus vortex, are known to be able to carry cargo. With this in mind, the researchers were motivated to test whether P. vortex would be able to carry non-motile fungi, aiding in its dispersion. In fact, they observed that not only can the bacteria transport the fungi over long distances, like humans being carried by air travel, but they are also able to recover fungal spores from life-threatening locations, moving them to new and more favorable places where they can germinate and start new colonies. "The bacteria entrap the spores and wrap them in their flagella, which are like arms," explains Prof. Ben-Jacob. "This is similar to the way the Lilliputians moved the giant Gulliver by trapping him in a mesh of ropes."
But the bacteria's services aren't free. In an experiment, the researchers created air gaps or "canyons" too large for bacteria to cross. When confronted with this challenge, the bacteria used the fungi's mycelia branch-like structures on the spores as natural bridges, enabling them to cross otherwise impenetrable gaps, notes Dr. Ingham.
"We see that upon encountering impossible terrains, the bacteria can bring fungal spores to help," Prof. Ben-Jacob continues. "The bacteria allow the fungi to germinate and form a colony, and then use the mycelia to cross obstacles."
Taking over new territories
Ultimately, this collaboration helps both the bacteria and the fungi to spread and thrive in highly competitive habitats. It's a sophisticated survival strategy, say the researchers, and contributes to our understanding of bacteria as smart organisms with an intricate social life. "The bacteria never let us down," Prof. Ben-Jacob says with a smile. "Just present them with a new challenge and you can be sure they'll provide new surprises."
These observations can also be applied to agriculture and medicine, showing new mechanisms by which bacteria and fungi can help one another to invade new territories in the rhizosphere as well as in hospitals and within our own bodies.
###
American Friends of Tel Aviv University (www.aftau.org) supports Israel's leading, most comprehensive and most sought-after center of higher learning. Independently ranked 94th among the world's top universities for the impact of its research, TAU's innovations and discoveries are cited more often by the global scientific community than all but 10 other universities.
Internationally recognized for the scope and groundbreaking nature of its research and scholarship, Tel Aviv University consistently produces work with profound implications for the future.
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Guyana voters choose between 3 parties in election (AP)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana ? A ruling party in power for nearly two decades is defending its incumbency against a raft of opposition parties that have accused the government of rampant government and mismanagement.
There was no obvious front-runner in the race.
Nearly half a million people are eligible to cast ballots for president and 65 parliament seats in Guyana, a small country on South America's northern shoulder whose economy depends on the export of commodities such as gold, bauxite, sugar, rice, shrimp and timber.
Seeking a fifth consecutive term in office, the ruling People's Progressive Party generally draws support from descendants of migrants from the Indian subcontinent. It is pitted against an opposition coalition led by a retired army commander and a party led by a local attorney.
All are vying to dominate parliament and replace President Bharrat Jagdeo, who is leaving office because he has served the two-term maximum set by the country's constitution.
Donald Ramotar, a 61-year-old economist, is the ruling party's presidential pick. He has pledged to continue Jagdeo's policies by safeguarding vital mining and agricultural sectors and improving education in Guyana, an Idaho-sized nation of roughly 780,000 people bordering the Caribbean, Venezuela, Brazil and Suriname.
After voting, Ramotar said he was confident of another victory by the People's Progressive Party, which held 36 of 65 seats in the last parliament.
"We have been able to demonstrate that we don't discriminate in our government policies and the resources of the country have been distributed to every single region very fairly," Ramotar told reporters. "We will win bigger this time."
The Partnership For National Unity coalition, led by retired army commander David Granger, has accused the government of racial discrimination, allying with drug traffickers and turning a blind eye to corruption. He has vowed to set up a national unity government if he becomes president.
"I look forward to establishing a government which could represent all of the interests of our people," Granger said.
During the campaign, opposition candidates tried to gain mileage with long-standing allegations that Jagdeo has coddled drug traffickers. Jagdeo's government has dismissed the allegations as empty political sloganeering.
There's no evidence that drugs are being produced in Guyana, but it considered a transshipment point, especially for Colombian cocaine bound for the U.S. and Europe. The drugs are dropped by air to people on the ground in the jungle-covered interior, where there is scant police presence.
Meanwhile, the Alliance For Change party led by 50-year-old attorney Khemraj Ramjatta, is widely expected to play spoiler in various districts, siphoning votes and attention from its two bigger rivals.
"We have to change this system of indecent governance and eliminate the rising tide of corruption in the country," Ramjatta said Monday after voting.
Petal Straughn, a 47-year-old school teacher, said she supported the Partnership For National Unity because she thought the country desperately needed a change.
"I want (a government) that cares for the people, not one which cares about filling its own pockets and fleecing taxpayers," she said as her 21-year-old daughter, Coressa Henry, nodded in agreement.
Sukdeo Singh, a 61-year-old carpenter, said he was voting for continuity.
"I think basically everything is OK in the country," he said. "There is some bad but you can never get all good, never, so I stayed with the PPP."
International observers from the Organization of American States, the U.K. Commonwealth and the 15-nation Caribbean Community were monitoring the polls. The official results are expected Wednesday night.
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Video: Where is D.B. Cooper?
LESTER HOLT, co-host: It remains the only unsolved hijacking on the FBI 's books and on this 40th anniversary of his disappearance dozens of amateur sleuths have made it their personal crusade to figure out what happened to D.B. Cooper .
Mr. JERRY THOMAS: He could have landed anywhere in there and see what kind of terrain he had to come down?
HOLT: Jerry Thomas has been hunting D.B. Cooper for 25 years, deep in the woods of Washington state .
Mr. THOMAS: Now you get a general idea in here what he's going to have to negotiate.
HOLT: The army veteran believes the thick, rugged terrain could have played a role in the hijacker's fate.
Mr. THOMAS: The bottom line is he was not experienced enough or prepared for the terrain in which he jumped in.
HOLT: Thomas doesn't think Cooper survived.
Mr. TOM KAY: Now, there's some very good reasons to believe he lived because we've never found a body in 40 years.
Unidentified Man #1: I feel he very, very much survived it.
HOLT: Over the years, there have been dozens who have tried to crack the case and now on the 40th anniversary, these amateur sleuths are comparing notes.
Unidentified Man #2: If he's out there, there's no way he cannot come to this event.
HOLT: On Saturday, Geoffrey Gray , author of "Skyjack" hosted the first ever Cooper symposium in Portland , Oregon .
Man #2: Now you have this motley collection of folk all in a room because a guy boarded a plane and passed her note which said, 'Miss, I have a bomb here. I would like you to sit by me.'
JOHN CHANCELLOR reporting: There's a huge manhunt on in the state of Washington .
On Thanksgiving Eve 1971 the hijacker took over the flight from
HOLT: $200,000 and a means to escape.
Portland to Seattle. His demand: He asked for four parachutes, two backups and two primaries.
Unidentified Man #3: His demands met, the hijacker, who bought the ticket under the name Dan Cooper , freed passengers and instructed the crew to take off and fly south. The hijacker ordered the entire crew into the cockpit. He had the cabin to himself. At one point, they get a warning light that tells them that the rear exit had been opened. Cooper walks down these stairs, opens up the lower ramp, jumps out of the airplane and into history. He jumped into a cold, rainy night near the Washington / Oregon border. And not until some of the money was found in this Columbia River beach eight years later was there any sign of Cooper . Since 1971 , there have been thousands of tips from those claiming to be or know where D.B. Cooper is, another made public on Saturday.
HOLT: Well, we believe we know who D.B. Cooper is. He was a friend of ours that we met back in 1977 . I flew her for a full year before she told us that she used to be a man.
Mr. RON FORMAN (Claims He Knows Identity Of D.B. Cooper): Meanwhile new theories continue to emerge about the case. This week reports resurfaced suggesting that Cooper may have been Canadian and possibly got the idea from a comic book .
HOLT: Dan Cooper is the character in a comic book . He is a pilot for the Canadian Air Force .
Mr. KAY: Scientist Tom Kay has been investigating this lead as well as a possible link Cooper may have had to a rare metal. Kay and his team recently discovered traces of titanium on Cooper 's neck tie.
HOLT: We're kind of narrowing him down to someone who would have immigrated from Canada , worked in the titanium industry. Probably had a military history in Canada.
Mr. KAY: As far as motive, Geoffrey Gray believes it's Cooper 's own words that are most telling.
HOLT: One of the things that I've found in the files deals directly with this motive and it's right here. "It's not because I have grudge against your airline it's just because I have grudge." Dan Cooper likely was an extreme loner, depressed, I believe suicidal.
Mr. GEOFFREY GRAY: Ralph Himmelsbach , one of the FBI agents first assigned to the case, believes it's highly unlikely Cooper survived the jump.
HOLT: He bailed out of an airline going almost 200 miles an hour at 10,000 feet, with the air temperature outside of the airplane at seven degrees below zero. I think of him as being a just another sleazy rotten criminal.
Mr. RALPH HIMMELSBACH: Regardless of what you believe 40 years later these Cooper sleuths are determined to solve the mystery.
HOLT: Becoming part of the story is actually what you have to do in order to solve a case.
Mr. THOMAS: It is a great American mystery that's never been solved. And it's like the X Prize . When you throw a challenge out to the public, the public will pick it up and do a very good job of trying to solve it.
Mr. KAY:
Source: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/45452330/
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Need cash? Pawn shops edge into mainstream
NEW YORK?? Pawn shops are beckoning from the shadows.
At a time when banks have shut their doors on those with bad credit, a growing number of borrowers are pawning their jewelry, electronics and other valuables to make ends meet.
Consumer advocates say the development is concerning because the interest rates on loans from pawn shops can be as high as 20 percent a month. But pawn shop operators say they provide a critical lifeline to a group with few other options.
"It's a short-term loan ? it's designed to bail someone out and be done with it," said Ed Bean, who owns Suffolk Jewelry & Pawnbrokers in Boston.
A common misconception is that pawn shops simply buy the various knickknacks that customers bring in. But the more lucrative aspect of the industry is issuing loans against those belongings. Customers often prefer borrowing over selling as well because it lets them hold onto what may be their only tickets to cash in the future.
What's key about loans from pawn shops is the lack of judgment; a credit check isn't required and they don't have an impact on credit scores. The transaction takes just a few minutes in many cases.
A pawn shop owner simply eyeballs the merchandise a customer brings in and offers a loan amount on the spot. If the customer repays the loan within 30 days, the belongings can be reclaimed. The customer can also opt to extend the loan; many borrow against the same items over and over.
If a customer fails to repay the loan, the shop can put the collateral up for sale.
The National Pawnbrokers Association says its members are reporting record growth as a result of persistently high unemployment, coupled with soaring gold and metal prices. The group says the popularity of the shows "Hardcore Pawn" on truTV and "Pawn Stars" on the History Channel are opening up the industry to a broader customer base as well.
Although the vast majority pawn shops are independently owned, the latest quarterly profits at the three publicly traded pawn store operators reflect the growth the industry is enjoying. Cash America International Inc., Ezcorp Inc. and First Cash Financial Services Inc. each reported net incomes that were up at least 25 percent from a year ago, helped by rising demand for loans.
"The opportunities for short-term cash have dried up," said Eric Fosse, who heads North American operations for Ezcorp, based in Austin, Texas. "Banks have basically abandoned our customer base and their neighborhoods."
Since the start of the downturn, banks and credit card companies have moved to reduce risk and maximize profits by stepping up their courtship of big spenders with sparkling credit. According to the latest data from credit reporting agency TransUnion, the bulk of credit card offers are still going to those with a credit score of at least 700.
Such economic conditions are pushing more borrowers into the position where their only options are loans from pawn shops, Fosse said.
The average amount of a pawn loan has nearly doubled to $150 since the downturn began. That's partly because a spike in precious metal prices means gold jewelry is fetching higher prices. But it also speaks to the changing customer base, said Emmett Murphy, a spokesman for the National Pawnbrokers Association, based in Keller, Texas.
That shift toward the mainstream is also the spin behind Pawngo.com, which launched this summer with funding from the founders of Groupon. The site is targeting a more middle-class customer base and has made about $3 million in loans since June. Founder Todd Hillis says the average loan amount is $2,000.
Rather than haggling at the counter of a pawn shop, the site's customers fill out an online form describing the items they want to pawn (including a picture is optional) and receive an email offer for a loan amount. If they accept, they print a FedEx shipping label and overnight mail the items free of charge. Once the items are received and validated, the loan amount is deposited into the customer's bank account.
Reflecting the economy's impact even on upper-income customers, Hillis said customers are mailing in luxury jewelry collections and Louis Vuitton purses.
"It's not your typical brick and mortar pawn shop where they're taking in home electronics and video game systems," he said.
The interest rates are also on the lower end of the industry at between 3 to 6 percent a month. But the costs still add up. Pawngo loans come in three-month installments, so on a $2,000 loan, customers would pay back $2,360 after three months.
The interest rates pawn shops can charge vary widely depending on the state. In New York City, where the industry trades primarily on jewelry and loans tend to be larger, the cap is 4 percent a month. In the South, where loans tend to be smaller with many customers bringing in items such as power tools or lawn mowers, caps can be as high as 20 percent. Fees for storage could also apply in some regions.
Such costs are why pawn shops should be considered a last resort, according to Jean Anne Fox, director of financial services at Consumer Federation of America in Washington, D.C.
Loans from pawn shops can also hook users into a cycle of debt because those living on tight means are prone to extending loans if their financial situations don't improve. The risk is not as high as with other types of loans, however, since pawn loans tend to be smaller and are easier to repay, she said.
Loans from pawn shops are also more merciful because they don't trigger a sequence of financial repercussions, Fox notes.
"It's a form of high-cost credit," she said. "But if you don't repay the loan, you surrender the item and the transaction is over."
Even though going to a pawn shop may seem expensive to those with good credit, Bean of Suffolk Jewelry & Pawnbrokers in Boston also notes it's a way for many to keep the lights on at home.
"It's still the business that it is, and it can't be picture perfect," Bean said. "We're not a genteel jewelry shop. But people can come in and expect that it will be efficient and we will be polite."
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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45421460/ns/business-retail/
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Skyrim fans release all in-game books for Kindle, Nook and iOS (Digital Trends)
Ever since Bethesda Softworks released?Skyrim on November 11, the folks over at Capane have been collecting the in-game books that are available to read within Skyrim and converting them into formats that can be downloaded onto e-readers and tablets. Within the files for the game, the books are all in plain text rather than encoded files. The people at Capane saved each book into a?separate document, added headings as well as a table of contents. These files were saved in both?.epub and MOBI formats. The?.epub files are used within the Nook as well as the iPad and the MOBI format is used within the Amazon Kindle. Capane has made these files available to download for anyone that?s legally?purchased?a copy of the game.
In order to supplement the game, Skyrim fans over at GameBanshee have released a complete, annotated map of Skyrim available to download for free. Anyone seeking help finding a location in Skyrim can reference the high-resolution PNG version of the map or download the 9-page PDF version of the map to print out a poster-sized version of the map for printing. The map is broken into 96 grid squares which can be combined with the key on the Web version to quickly find a specific location via the alphebetical listings of the various landmarks, shipwrecks, villages, ruins, caves, farms, stables, statues and major cities around Skyrim.?
YouTube users have been flooding the social video site with tons of Skyrim videos from methods to exploit shop owners through theft by slipping a bucket over the head of the NPC to videos about the various ways to die within Skyrim. A popular video posted by YouTube user HunterNormandy details 100 ways to die within the Skyrim universe and has racked up over 250,000 views in the past ten days.
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China: infrastructure spending will boost ... - Practical Stock Investing
CIC investing in Western infrastructure
Today?s ft.com contains a commentary from Lou Jiwei, chairman of the mainland sovereign wealth fund, China Investment Corporation.? In it, Mr. Lou argues that global economic recovery can?t come from developing countries alone.? Developed nations must expand as well.? To help this latter effort along, the CIC is preparing to participate in Western infrastructure projects as? ?investor, developer, operator and contractor.?? Projects could be in ?energy, water, transport, digital communication, waste disposal??? The CIC?s first stop will be the UK.
In a companion article, the FT says that a proposed high-speed rail line between London and northern England has caught China?s eye.
Why?
Why do this?? ?and why the UK, of all places?? After all, it isn?t that long ago that China was demonizing the UK for invading China in the mid-eighteenth century to force the mainland to accept opium imports from British colony, India.
I can see several reasons for the CIC proposal, aside from the salutory effect infrastructure spending may have on Western economies:
?infrastructure projects can provide higher returns for China?s massive foreign currency holdings than government bonds will.? China is such a super-size investor that liquidity may not be that different,
?successful infrastructure upgrades can buy public goodwill and political influence,
?reversal of the ?normal? flow of equity investment funds from developed to developing is a sign of China?s increasing importance in the world economy,
?Chinese industrial and service companies may have a greater chance to win contracts for such projects than they might otherwise,
?the UK is small enough that Chinese spending can have a significant, highly visible impact,
?the UK may be a showpiece.? It could provide entr?e into the Eurozone and ultimately to the US,
?the UK is apparently willing to accept Chinese money and not raise spurious ?national security? objections to prevent mainland investment.
investment considerations
CIC-backed projects could provide a mild?mostly psychological?boost to the UK.? It?s possible that private investors may be allowed to invest side-by-side with the CIC, as well.
Better transport? alternatives could take business away from direct competitors.? Better rail links, for example, might be bad for commuter airlines or for delivery trucks.
On the other hand, better overall infrastructure support could lure industrial or service businesses from elsewhere in the EU.
So far, however, we don?t have enough information to act on.
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Sunday, November 27, 2011
Ohio puts 200-pound third-grader in foster care (AP)
CLEVELAND ? An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn't doing enough to control his weight.
The Plain Dealer reports ( http://bit.ly/t68M7D) that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered severely obese and at risk for such diseases as diabetes and hypertension.
The case is the first state officials can recall of a child being put in foster care strictly for a weight-related issue.
Lawyers for the mother say the county overreached when authorities took the boy last week. They say the medical problems he is at risk for do not yet pose an imminent danger.
A spokeswoman says the county removed the child because caseworkers saw his mother's inability to reduce his weight as medical neglect.
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Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
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